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Diocese of Allahabad

Dioecesis Allahabadensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Louis Mascarenhas, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 1 September 1886
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Agra
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 47,852 (18,482 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.dioceseofallahabad.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 32 Thornhill Road, Allahabad-211002, U.P., India
  • Telephone: (0532)240.74.51

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Patna
7 February 1845ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Tibet-Hindustan Vicariate Apostolic of Patna (erected)
Diocese of Allahabad
1 September 1886ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Patna Diocese of Allahabad
1892Territory LostDiocese of Allahabad Prefecture Apostolic of Bettiah (erected)
18 July 1932Territory LostDiocese of Allahabad (districts of Sagar, Damoh, Rewa, Siddhi, Shahdol, Satna, Panna, Chattarpur, and Tikamgarh)
Diocese of Nagpur (districts of Jabalpur, Mandla, Narsinghpur and the tahsil of Laknadon)
Prefecture Apostolic of Jubbulpore (erected)
11 March 1935Territory LostDiocese of Ajmer (Part of the Administration of Central India, which is south of the Administration of Rajputana, the Prefecture (tahsil) of Thandla, the districts of Isaghar and Mandasor, and the State of Sitaman)
Diocese of Allahabad (State of Bhopal and the district of Bhilsa)
Diocese of Nagpur (District of Eoshangabad (except Pachmari), district of Nimar, State of Barwani, and that part of the States of Indore and Dhar, which lies to the south of the river Narbada)
Prefecture Apostolic of Indore (erected)
12 January 1940Territory LostDiocese of Allahabad (Jhansi, Jalaun, Eamirpur, and Banda) Prefecture Apostolic of Jhansi (erected)
12 January 1940Territory LostArchdiocese of Agra (Shahjahanpur and Piltbhit)
Diocese of Allahabad (Lucknow, Unnao, Barabanki, Gonda, Hardoi, Sitapur, Baliraichj Kheri, Nainital, and Almora)
Diocese of Lucknow (erected)
11 July 1946Territory LostDiocese of Allahabad (Goraldipur, Azamgarli, Ballia, Jaunpur, Ghezipur, Behares, and Mirza) Prefecture Apostolic of Gorakhpur (erected)
9 January 1947Territory AddedPrefecture Apostolic of Gorakhpur (Mirzapur) Diocese of Allahabad

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Allahabad
19596,37310,000,000.1%3464015951214ap1960
19708,08511,000,000.1%50858139922334ap1971
19806,97316,274,000.0%63117494832865ap1981
19908,80221,495,810.0%661076115533125ap1991
199911,71525,914,016.0%691281144263109ap2000
200012,23126,231,226.0%701282149273029ap2001
200112,44226,892,327.0%7012821512630513ap2002
200212,70426,995,468.0%7410841512230113ap2003
200312,54027,123,504.0%7211831512335633ap2004
200412,56626,232,500.0%748821532936835ap2005
200612,76730,800,000.0%7711881452138335ap2007
201213,52532,644,000.0%7513881533335339ap2013
201513,99241,517,000.0%7513881594039839ap2016
201813,98742,611,355.0%7312851644241739ap2019
202011,20143,530,600.0%7816941192137642ap2021
20229,98244,414,000.0%7618941062438443ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Patna
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 121
  • Diocese of Allahabad
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 90
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 47
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 39, Page 230

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